2016-17 National, Regional & Wavehopper individual and club rankings are now being finalised and are in the annual ranking folder here and the downloads are available here. We believe we have all the results in, some are still provisional, amendments have been made to the the ranking lists and have been updated on the site. 

Update 18th October - Wavehopper Club Challenge Rankings have now been added, with no final this year the result is based on the three best results.

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The British Canoeing Wild Water Racing (WWR) National Series Classic race and Welsh Championships, will take place on the River Dee in Llangollen, Denbighshire on Saturday and Sunday 28 & 29^th October 2017. There will also be a regional classic race and a team race. A number of groups will be training and practicing over the weekend catering from all levels from development through to elite. There will be a shuttle service available on both days for anyone needing it.

 The Prize Giving will be in the Chain Bridge Hotel at 1700 where the Llangollen Cup is planned to be awarded by the Deputy Mayor, Bob Lube. This will be followed by an informal social dinner and ACM – all welcome.

 Entry Fees £15.00 adults £10 juniors. £2.50 late entry fee. Dinner £12.50 per head.

Entries in advance to:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ,  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 CLASSIC COURSE

There is to be no canoeing above the Horseshoe Falls or above the point between the two pump houses below the falls. This is to prevent disturbance to migrating fish.

 The WWR National Classic course will run from below Horseshoe Falls, The Race Start will be from the Pump house on the canal side just below the Horseshoe falls through the Serpents Tail to just above Town Falls River Right and will be clearly marked. The course is grade II -III in normal conditions but rising to grade III -IV in spate. 

 The regional classic race will start just below the Serpents Tail with the same finish as the National series race. The regional race will start straight after the National Series race

 There will be no paddling over Town Falls as safety cover is not provided and the riverbed has been assessed as unsafe.

 ACCESS

 There is limited parking at the race start and competitors should park at the picnic site. Under no circumstances should competitors park at the Chain Bridge Hotel unless they are accommodated at the hotel.  Alternatively, competitors can park in any of the public car-parks in town and paddle up the canal to the race start.

 SAFETY

The race will be ran according to WWR rules. All competitors must wear buoyancy aids, helmet etc. No safety cover will be provided so all competitors are responsible for their own safety.

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE          

2017 GB WWR Welsh Open and Regional race

  Saturday 28^th October 2017

0900-1030                                         Late entries and registration at race start Top Car Park.

1100                                                   Race brief (top car park).  All WWR competitors.

1200                                                   Welsh Open Championships WWR Classic Race

                                                         Regional Race (straight after National race)

1400                                                   Free Practice

1600                                                   Tea & Coffee available at the Chain Bridge Hotel

1700                                                   WWR National Prize Giving

1800                                                   ACM

1900                                                   Social Dinner Chain Bridge Hotel

Sunday 29^th October 2017

0900                                                   Practice Briefing and Shuttle available Top Car Park

1030                                                   Team Race Briefing Top Car Park

1130                                                   WWR National Team Race

1400                                                   Shuttle Service Finish

Burrs Wavehopper Club Team Champs this coming Sunday 22nd October - all welcome. For clubs I've attached a form to complete if you are bringing a number of people.

Thanks to www.wavesport.com for their sponsorship and donating a Wavehopper as a prize

I'll need entries please by Saturday so I can generate the start list - please pay on the day :-)

The club entry form is available on Facebook Wildwater Racing for Fun and this website 

http://wildwater.org.uk/index.php?option=com_phocadownload&view=category&download=337:club-entry-form-221017&id=14:race-promotions&Itemid=480

Part of the Tyne Tour. Regional and Wavehopper race on Sunday 5th November. Mass start descent race on Saturday 4th Nov, 1030 Start. Warks Sports Club, NE48 3NP. Finish at Barrasford, NE48 4BX. Grade 2 (3 at final rapid, river right ONLY here) Race entry Included with your Full Weekend Pass OR 2 Day Paddling Pass OR £6 Adult, £4 Child. visit www.tynetour.co.uk or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The North East Regional Development Team & Wild Water Racing are running first ever Wavehopper Club Team Championship - the idea being to bring team racing to new clubs and take the sprint team format to new levels of excitement and fun - it's much harder than it looks!

Everyone welcome please come and have a go!

All Classes will be catered for, including U10, U12, U14, U16, U18, Seniors, & Veterans. K1, C1, C2, Open Canoe. All levels of paddlers and all types of boats very welcome. Participating clubs are encouraged to bring additional safety cover and helpers to prevent congestion at the start / finish and help at the access/egress points. 

https://www.britishcanoeing.org.uk/canoe-near-you/activity/irwell-wild-water-race-national-wavehopper-club-team-championships-goes-14117-103482/

http://wildwater.org.uk/index.php?option=com_jevents&task=icalrepeat.detail&evid=684&Itemid=248&year=2017&month=10&day=22&title=irwell-2-wild-water-race-northern-counties-series-regional-wavehopper-race&uid=7f71e1050955aff2a21b81b558b94c6d

  The WWR Executive Committee would love for you to come back and join us for an event at the Dee!

 When: 28th & 29th October

What's Happening:The Welsh Open & Masters Champs, ACM & Dinner!

There will be two starts, one below Horseshoe Falls & another below Serpents Tail. Both races will finish above Town Falls. The AGM will then take place followed by a dinner for £10 per person at the Chainbridge Hotel.

Need more Information? See the race poster, Facebook Wildwater Racing for Fun or contact me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Hannah Brown has claimed the bronze medal for Great Britain at the ICF World Wildwater Championships in Pau, France. The two time and reigning World Champion from 2013 and 2016 was looking to make it a trio of titles after qualifying fifth fastest in the heats.

Hannah produced a storming run in a time of 52:37 seconds to take the lead with only four athletes remaining to paddle. But the French duo of Claire Bren and Manon Hostens, paddling in front of their home crowd, were to deny the Briton a third World title, with Hannah taking a fine bronze medal just 0.64 seconds off the winner.

It is the second World medal of the season for Hannah, after winning bronze with Angela Hannah in the K2 200m at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Racice last month. 

However there was to be no fairy tale return for Jonnie Schofield.  The double Olympic medallist in the K2 200m event, with Liam Heath, has made a return to wildwater racing this season. In the final of the men’s K1 Jonnie just missed on out on the lead by four hundredths of a second to be in the silver medal position. But with more athletes to paddle Jonnie eventually finished sixth place, with Anze Urankar of Slovenia taking the World title.

The third Briton to qualify for the finals of Wildwater World Championships was Rachel Houston in the women’s C1 event. Rachel, who has also competed in ICF Slalom World Cup series this season, and the Wildwater Under 23's in Murau, was the first athlete to paddle in the final, setting a competitive time of 1:01.34. As the final progressed the leader changed on several occasions with Claire Haab claiming the title for France. Rachel finished in an impressive sixth place, a fine achievement in her first senior Wildwater world final.

Full details from the Slalom and Wildwater World Championships can be found on the ICF website.

Congratulations to Mallory Franklin iin the Slalom Finals yesterday collecting her first Senior World Championships GOLD medal after silver in 2013&14 – brilliant result

Wildwater trio Hannah Brown, Jonnie Schofield and Rachel Houston will all feature in their respective finals at the World Championships Today – with racing from 5pm until 8pm UK time. This should be on the BBC Red Button

The three athletes all qualified from their heats out in Pau, and will compete for World Championship titles today.

Two times World Champion Hannah Brown took a step closer to her third title after qualifying for the final in Heat 1 during the K1 women’s event. Hannah finished the heat in fifth place after posting a commanding time of 53.22. Fellow British athletes Lydia Oxtoby, Victoria Murray and Laura Milne all failed to make it to Saturday’s final after competing in both heats during the day.

https://twitter.com/Hannah_L_Brown/status/913373134039941120

Meanwhile in the K1 men’s category, Olympic silver medallist Jonnie Schofield also qualified for Saturday’s final on his return to wildwater racing. It took Jonnie till Heat 2 to qualify, but an emphatic time of 47.06 saw him ease through in third place. In the same event, Robert Jefferies, Mike Rees-Clark and Calum Gingell didn’t qualify through to the final.

https://twitter.com/Jonscho/status/913769874085773313

The third finalist of the day was Britain’s sole competitor in the C1 women - Rachel Houston. Despite failing to qualify through Heat 1, Rachel pulled out all the stops in Heat 2 and narrowly qualified for the final in fifth place at her very first international. This is a really fantastic performance building on Rachel’s experience at the Under 23’s at Murau, Austria in July.

The two athletes competing in the C1 men’s, Ryan Hunt and William Fotheringham, both missed out on a spot in the final. This year has been a big step-up from the Junior and Under 23’s in Austria which bodes well for the future.

Ryan Hunt and Mike Rees-Clark both competed in the C2 heats, but didn't make it to the final. Lots to build on and if you want to see a virtuoso racing C2 roll have a look here https://twitter.com/WildWaterBC/status/913487038623748101

More information on Wildwater Racing  for Fun https://www.facebook.com/groups/216485560525/ the British Canoeing Twitter feed https://twitter.com/WildWaterBC and Live Streaming on the Slalom and Wildwater World Championships website https://www.canoeicf.com/canoe-slalom-world-championships/pau-2017

There will be BBC Coverage today

14:00-16:30, Connected TV and online - live coverage for the Slalom Finals

17:30-20:00, BBC Red Button – replay for the Wildwater Finals

http://www.bbc.com/sport/canoeing/41366637

DAY 2 RESULTS SUMMARY

K1 Women Heats

Hannah Brown – Heats: 5^th & qualifies for Final

Victoria Murray – Heats: 12^th on 2^nd run

Laura Milne – Heats: 19^th on 2^nd run

Lydia Oxtoby – Heats: 23^rd on 2^nd run

K1 Men Heats

Jonathan Schofield – Heats: 3^rd on 2^nd run and qualifies for Final

Robert Jefferies – Heats: 23^rd on 2^nd run

Mike Rees-Clark – Heats: 28^th on 2^nd run

Calum Gingell – Heats: 31^st on 2^nd run

C1 Women Heats

Rachel Houston – Heats: 5^th on 2^nd run and qualifies for Final

C1 Men Heats

Ryan Hunt – Heats: 11^th on 2^nd run

William Fotheringham – Heats: 14^th on 2^nd run

C2 Men Heats

Ryan Hunt & Mike Rees-Clark - Heats : 14th on 2nd run

Final reminder that any motions and nominations for vacant executive positions need to be sent in today. Any new nominations for committee positions are very welcome

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17^th September continued:

The team were joined by Jonnie Schofield after a relaxing week in Sweden.

Jonnie has made a welcome return to wildwater racing after a few years taking the flatwater 200m K2 by storm. He is now back to his roots in a wildwater racing boat, looking as if he never too a sabbatical.

18^th September: Saw the safe arrival of Calum Gingell, Victoria Murray and Wills Fotheringham. They were treated to a sunny evening walk of the course. Plus the team’s first off roading in the land rover. First practice session on the course tomorrow.

 19^th September: A good evening’s training, not too many teams here yet, so everyone managed to get a decent number of runs in. Slightly different level than when team was here a couple of weeks ago, so lots of practice needed which went well. A good level of video analysis now going on! Same format tomorrow. Rob arriving in the afternoon then picnic and flapjack at the course followed by evening training. Finally, off to Toulouse to pick Neil Stamps up from the late-night flight.

20^th September: Victoria Murray had her first practice run – with Saltire. Wills got his first taste of the course. Ryan got a lot of runs in. Calum hit the course hard. Hannah practiced hard. Jonny got the last runs in as light was fading.

21^st September: Great to have Rob Jefferies, Neil Stamps and Carl Foody arrive.

Victoria back on the water, along with Rob and the others. Calum pushed hard in the first slots of the evening. Jonnie was sharpening up his lines. Ryan got in runs as light was fading. Hannah Brown kicking waves.

22^nd September: Good training session, lots more teams arriving. Czechs and Italians are here in force. The rest of the GB team arrived and switched to the team accommodation in our mini bus. Slalom and WW committees met with the FFCK president – great having both committees together.

23^rd September: Julie Lewis arrived and was quickly press ganged in to helping.  Practice runs made by all. The ICF watched The Grand Tour putting an Aston Martin through its paces just at the entrance to the race course. Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond in a Jaguar XKSS and Aston Martin on the Pau GT circuit. Spectacular opening ceremony in the evening after several more training runs by all.  

24^th September: Team leaders meeting done. The Slalom and Wildwater Canoeing Sprint Championships are well and truly underway.

25^th September: Athletes working hard on time trials to determine team places. Mike Rees-Clark and Ryan Hunt looking strong in the C2. Official WWR duties about to take over. Teams announced in morning meeting: MK1 Jonnie Schofield, Mike Rees-Clark, Rob Jefferies. WK1 Hannah Brown, Lydia Oxtoby and Victoria Murray.

26^th September: Let the racing begin…

Team Event Commenced… In glorious sunshine the World Championships opened with the team events. Slalom opened the day and set a hard act to follow with fantastic results for Team GB, gaining a silver in the C1 Men’s team and a gold in the C1 Women’s team. Congratulations to the two teams, a truly amazing start.

At lunch time, the WWR team events started. GB had teams in the Women’s K1 and Men’s K1 events. The Women’s team: Hannah Brown, Lydia Oxtoby, Victoria Murray, gave it their very best and finished 5^th.

The men’s team consisting of Jonnie Schofield, Robert Jefferies and Mike Rees-Clark put in a credible performance, finishing 7^th.

The individual heats commence on 27^th September.